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Soviet Intentions and Capabilities and the Date when the Soviet Union Might be Prepared to Engage in General War

1 Jul 1950

DOCUMENT THE Wt. 25064/D423. 40m. 9/50. Wa. & Co. G51/3. Wt. 35762/524 50m. 12/50. Wa. & Co. G51/3. THIS IS PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT The circulation of this paper has been strictly limited It is issued for the personal use of C.L. TOP SECRET Copy No. 28 Reference J.I.C.(50) 100 (Final) 6th February, 1951 CHIEFS OF STAFF COMMITTEE JOINT INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE SOVIET INTENTIONS AND CAPABILITIES AND THE DATE WHEN THE SOVIET UNION MIGHT BE PREPARED TO ENGAGE IN A GENERAL WAR Note by the Secretary At their meeting on Friday 2nd February, 1951,ø the Chiefs of Staff approved the above-quoted report by the Joint Intelligence Committee as a basis for further intelligence studies.
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Collection ID
CAB158
Conflict
Cold War
Countries
Afghanistan Albania Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Belgium Brazil Bulgaria Burma Canada Ceylon China Corsica Crete Czechoslovakia Denmark East Germany Egypt Finland Formosa France Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland India Indochina Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Italy Japan Jordan Korea Luxembourg Malaya Mexico Mongolia Netherlands New Zealand Norway Pakistan Palestine Persia Philippines Poland Portugal Republic of Korea Romania Russia Siam Sicily South Africa Soviet Union Spain Sweden Switzerland Thailand Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom United States of America West Germany Yugoslavia
Document Reference
CAB 158/11/38
Document Types
Memorandum Report
File Reference
CAB 158/11
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab158.0011.038
Keywords
Predicting Enemy Intentions Assessing Enemy Strength Threat Of War With The Ussr Soviet Strategy Soviet Foreign Policy Contingency Planning American Intelligence Services Information Sharing Intelligence Reports War Preparations Rearmament Politics Soviet Government Scientific Research Weapons Development Atomic Warfare Biological Warfare Chemical Warfare Soviet Army Military Strength Soviet Navy Naval Strength Soviet Air Force Air Power Civil Defence Defence Aircraft Military Operations Strategy Economy Soviet Satellite States Eastern Bloc Western Bloc Neutrality Morale Soviet Society Chinese Foreign Policy Chinese Communists Subversion Industry Mobilisation Nuclear Weapons Manpower Missiles Technology Equipment Anti-aircraft Defence Occupied Germany Soviet-occupied Europe Military Dispositions Albanian Armed Forces Bulgarian Armed Forces Romanian Armed Forces Hungarian Armed Forces Czechoslovakian Armed Forces Polish Armed Forces Canadian Armed Forces Australian Armed Forces United States Army British Army New Zealand Armed Forces South African Armed Forces French Armed Forces Belgian Armed Forces Luxembourg Armed Forces Dutch Armed Forces Norwegian Armed Forces Danish Armed Forces Italian Armed Forces Portuguese Armed Forces Greek Armed Forces Iranian Armed Forces Turkish Armed Forces Swedish Armed Forces Swiss Armed Forces Spanish Armed Forces Yugoslav Armed Forces Jordanian Armed Forces Israeli Armed Forces Egyptian Armed Forces Iraqi Armed Forces Afghan Armed Forces Indian Armed Forces Pakistani Armed Forces Chinese Nationalists Sri Lankan Armed Forces Thai Armed Forces Burmese Armed Forces Indonesian Armed Forces South Korean Armed Forces Chinese Navy Chinese Air Force Resources Armaments Weapons Production Submarines Agriculture Transportation Communications
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Communist Information Bureau Joint Intelligence Staff Ministry of Defence North Atlantic Treaty Organisation United Nations Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
70
Persons Discussed
John Gardiner Neill Ogilvie-Forbes Patrick Reilly Arthur Shortt Josef Stalin Kenneth Strong
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
Chiefs of Staff. Joint Intelligence Committee. Memoranda, July-Dec. 1950. 65-114. Vol. LV.
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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